16 The Homeschooling Buzz - Andrew Pudewa - Homeschool Dad and Director of the IEW - 2/5

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In this episode we will be be talking to Andrew Pudewa - Homeschool father of seven and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing. In addition we will recap what has been happening throughtout the week here at the Homeschool Netcast Network.


Show Notes:

Episode 16: Interview with Andrew Pudewa - Homeschool Dad and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing www.excellenceinwriting.com.


Topics Discussed:

Gerald McKoy gets interviewed over at Jesus Geek.

Dr. James Dobson and Dr. Raymond Moore Homeschool Movement Interview.

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling


Interview with Andrew Pudewa:


Andrew Pudewa is the director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing www.excellenceinwriting.com, a homeschooling father of seven, and a grandfather of three. Presenting throughout North America, he addresses issues relating to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music with clarity, insight, practical experience, and humor. His seminars for parents, students and teachers have helped transform many reluctant writers into competent communicators and have equipped educators with powerful tools to dramatically improve students' skills.




Tell our listeners a little about yourself? Hobbies, your likes, your background.

How did you get started in homeschooling?

When did you first hear the calling to homeschool your kids? What was your lightswitch? or Aha moment for homeschooling.

What challenges did you have in those early homeschooling years?

What successes did you experience in those early years of homeschooling?

Were you a member of any homeschooling organizations?

Let's talk about your company - Institute for Excellence in Writing. (-Dr. James B. Webster, Halfax Nova Scotia, Mrs. Anna Ingham)

How would you define your company? A business or ministry or a business that you are using as a ministry?

What motivated you to start Excellence in Writing?

When did you first hear the calling to go into this ministry?

And How did you know the calling was right for you?

What was your inspiration for moving towards the homeschool community?

What was your process for developing the curriculum? (this is usually done in stages lets talk about your physical process)

How long did it take to develop the curriculum?

Tell us about some of your products... Advanced Writing, Spelling, Music, etc...

Which one of your products was your favorite to develop and teach?

What is your overall vision for the Company?

Where is the Institute for Excellence in Writing headed in the future?

What is your current role in the homeschool community at the moment?

How have your kids fared through the whole process of being home educated?

Where do you feel homeschooling is heading in the next 2 - 5 years?

Do you have any closing thoughts that you want to leave with our listeners?




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[homeschoolnetcast]

You make some awesome points. I wish more families would examine where they want their family to be instead of trying to keep up with the Jones' . I like Mr. Pudewa's comments about having a lot of kids just to get this family thing right.

[Ejahi]

Then starts the we need to do Latin, French, play the french horn, do nature study everyday, homeschool 6hrs a day and go do all these other things so we can be just like so and so or else we are not doing it right. You look over at your kids who are playing around with Lego's and army men while you are trying to read aloud your history lesson, he only did a half a math worksheet and you wonder how will I ever get him into college

[Ejahi]

magazine or have a friend in a COOP who uses the same homeschool method as you yet you look at there child(who might not even be the same age as your child) and you see how they are covering all these subjects, playing the violin and piano, volunteering at the food pantry, acing the SAT's and can write a college level thesis and you start to go into heart palpitations

[Ejahi]

Having a educational philosophy or method of homeschooling is a positive thing it gives some basic curriculum guidelines to follow usually even a year by year break down. That is great. Usually the problem comes in when you stop looking at the philosophy as just a set of guidelines and start placing it on a pedestal of must do must follow rigid rules.I think for some parents this starts when we fall victim to "Comparing our Children to Others". You might read an article in a homeschool

[Ejahi]

I blogged about this recently:

For some of us homeschoolers we are totally engulfed with a educational philosophy or method rather that be Classical, Charlotte Mason, Montessori, Unit Study, Unschooling, etc... I started out homeschooling with a strictly academic vision in mind that eventually evolved into something much more in the end but I think its typical for some parents to start out with purely an academic goal in mind.